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Poverty is slavery.
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The goat says: “Where there is blood, there is plenty of food.”
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Confiding a secret to an unworthy person is like carrying grain in a bag with a hole.
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The forest not only hides man’s enemies but its full of man’s medicine, healing power and food.
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A family is like a forest, when you are outside it is dense, when you are inside you see that each tree has it's place.
African Proverbs

A chattering bird builds no nest.
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A friend is someone you share the path with.
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Slowly, slowly, porridge goes into the gourd.
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Repetition is the mother of knowledge.
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You should not hoard your money and die of hunger.
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